Office of the Dean

April 21: Bar and Gavel Induction Ceremony and SBA Awards.

Congratulations to the 2014 Bar and Gavel Society inductees!

Twelve members of Chicago-Kent's Class of 2014 have been named to the Bar and Gavel Society.

Each year, Chicago-Kent inducts into the society graduating seniors who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to the law school, the community, and the legal profession. The names of the 2014 inductees are as follows:

Justin Cabuhat

Sasha Kakabadse

Helen Kim

Colette Kopon

David Liberty

Rebecca Lyon

Kathleen Mallon

Esther Miganelli

Megan Morton

Megan Mulherin

Eun "Sunny" Nam

Megan Sippl

Please, join us in honoring them at the Bar and Gavel Induction Ceremony on Monday, April 21, at noon in the Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. The Bar and Gavel Induction Ceremony will be held in conjunction with the SBA Awards, with a cocktail reception to follow.

April 21: Moot Court Honor Society Alumni Reception.

Join the Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society and your fellow Moot Court alumni for a reunion reception on Monday, April 21st from 6:00p - 8:00p in the Event Room. Network with current Chicago-Kent students, reconnect with old teammates and celebrate the amazing success of this year's teams!

Recent Moot Court Achievements we will be celebrating include:

Championship and top two oral advocate awards in the 2014 National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition

Championship and best brief award in the 2014 William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition

Regional championship in the 2014 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

Regional championship and national fifth-place finish in the 2013-14 ABA National Negotiation Competition

Second place finish and best brief award in the 2014 Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition

Second-place finish in the 2014 National Baseball Arbitration Competition

Regional second-place finish and national quarterfinal finish in the 2013-14 National Moot Court Competition

Regional second-place finish in the 2014 ABA National Representation in Mediation Competition

Top two oral advocate awards and semifinal finish in the 2013 National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition

April 22: "The Great Chicken Flap: How the Schechter Poultry Case Changed America and Showed Its Possibilities" with best-selling author Amity Shlaes.

Best-selling author Amity Shlaes will deliver a lecture titled "The Great Chicken Flap: How the Schechter Poultry Case Changed America and Showed Its Possibilities" on April 22 at 4 p.m. in IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom, 565 West Adams Street (between Clinton and Jefferson streets) in Chicago.

The lecture, which is co-sponsored by IIT Chicago-Kent, is the first in the Liberty Lecture Series sponsored by the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History. The lecture is free and open to the public.

April 22: Chicago-Kent Documentary Film Series on Race: "Raising Our Voices."

Chicago-Kent Documentary Film Series on Race

In an effort to have meaningful discussions about race, join faculty, students and alumni in film screenings followed by discussion.

April 22: "Raising Our Voices"

Governor Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium, noon

"Raising Our Voices" seeks to raise awareness about the increasing hate crimes and bias incidents affecting South Asian communities, especially in the late 1990s.

Congratulations to the Chicago-Kent Chapter of the American Constitution Society!

The Chicago-Kent Chapter of the American Constitution Society was named Student Chapter of the Week for April 21 by the national organization of the American Constitution Society.